wherein; therein; thereinto
meeting together; introduction; costarring; appearing together; being matched; facing off
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
absolutely; positively; decidedly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
marriage proposal; marriage talks
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
inheritance; something given or received
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
ill will; malice; evil intent
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in